2. •Ebro Delta
The Ebro River is one of the
most important rivers in the
Iberian Peninsula. It is the
second longest after the
Tajo. The river has a total
length of 930 km.
The Ebro crosses six Spanish
regions: Cantabria, Castilla I
León, La Rioja, Navarra,
Aragon and Catalonia.
3. • Its name derives from..
Its name derives from the ancient toponym Bier, which
also gives its name to the Iberian Peninsula and the
Iberian village. Indeed Greek colonists settled a little
north to the 575 a.C in the large colony of Ampurias (in
present Gerona). Hence the term originally derived from
the name Iberia same Ebro river.
4. •The formacion
The Ebro made its way to the Mediterranean from
The lake area that corresponds to the current Iberian
Depression, the true current delta development
didn’t ot begin until the end of the last glaciations
and the subsequent rise of sea level.
In 1937 because of heavy floods, the Ebro opened a
new passage to the north and has since been
abandoning the mouth. In 1946 has eroded the
Eastern and the western contiguous filling the actual
mouth.
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6. •Vegetation
In the land of the Ebro can find various ecosystems,
mountains, rivers and sea, where there are significant
differences in vegetation.
Vegetation Ports: At higher elevations, the predominant
pine and pine woodland which highlights accompanied
by a holly and juniper. Other species are beech, yew,
maple, willow and aspen…
7. Vegetation of Delta:
The diversity of the ecosystem of the Delta formed in large
areas of vegetation in salt marshes, beaches, dunes, lagoons,
springs. Dominated by tamarisk, the reeds, the reeds and
Salicomia, but there are also others such as palm navy rare
Limoniastre the gram sea, beach, grass and lily of the sea.
The vegetation of the Ebro delta, is unique in Catalonia, has
515 different species.
8. •Animals
Fauna and mountains Ports:
Without a doubt, the best known animal Hispanic goat with
the birds of prey like the vulture, golden eagle and the
booted eagle, endemic species in the Iberian Peninsula.
Also note the selval cat, genet, wild boar, the viper and the
squirrel..
9. Waterways and aquatic wildlife
Aquatic habitats are abundant in these regions, the numbers of
tributaries and near Ebro river. They live herons, russinyol,
putouts, owls, sparrows and lutes. Also gulls, cormorants, egrets,
coots and ducks diverse, even flamingos take place.
Only the delta are over 350 different species of birds.
The waters of the tributaries especially the heard prevail trout,
eel crab native, among others, who live about 30 species of
reptiles and amphibians.
10. •Transvasament
The transvasaments account for channeling water from
the basin of a river basin to another.
A transvasaments policy implies also the construction of
new reservoirs, the function of which is to store only the
water for their pipeline. The transvasaments cause strong
environmental impacts to the effect that barrier, and
especially to the mixing of waters that facilitates the
passage of the fauna of the donor.